Peter Tuiasosopo

At a glance

Born 1963-12-22; died 2025-02-10.

Known as: actor and television actor. Citizenship: United States and Samoa.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life and death Tuiasosopo's uncle was Bob Apisa . His cousins were Manu Tuiasosopo , John Tautolo and Terry Tautolo . His second cousin was former NFL quarterback Marques Tuiasosopo . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] His niece is American rower Lanea Tuiasosopo. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Tuiasosopo died from heart complications in Phoenix, Arizona , on February 10, 2025, at the age of 61. [ 5 ] ^ "Mike Tuiasosopo profile" . Archived from the original on February 16, 2020 . Retrieved March 14, 2020 .

Peter Navy Tuiasosopo was an American actor and professional football player. He is known for his roles as E. Honda in Street Fighter (1994) and Manumana in Necessary Roughness (1991). He also played custodian Yoshi Nakamura in the Disney Channel series Kickin' It.

Early life

Educated at: Utah State University and Banning High School.

Early life Tuiasosopo was born and raised in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California , as one of seven children. [ 1 ] His father, Manavaalofa Petelo, served in the U.S. Army for 27 years and worked for the U.S. Postal Service , and his mother, Silaulala "Sheila" Lealoa Alofaituli, was a registered nurse . [ 1 ] Tuiasosopo attended Taper Avenue Elementary and San Pedro High School in San Pedro, California.

Path and career

Career Professional football Tuiasosopo was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals after the 1987 NFL draft . He was waived on August 1. [ 1 ] Following the NFL players' strike in the third week of the 1987 season , he was signed to the Los Angeles Rams ' roster of replacement players. He started three games at center but was released after the strike ended. [ citation needed ] In 1988, Tuiasosopo was re-signed by the Rams, [ 2 ] but was cut during the preseason.

Why this date

Peter Tuiasosopo appears on our February 10 calendar for 2025 as a death entry.